She ought to make a good marriage." No matter what state of mind Mrs.Rossmore might be in, she never lost sight of the practical side of things.
"Hardly with her father's disgrace hanging over her head," replied the judge wearily.

"Who," he added, "would have the courage to marry a girl whose father was publicly disgraced ?" Both relapsed into another long silence, each mentally reviewing the past and speculating on the future.

Suddenly Mrs.Rossmore started.

Surely she could not be mistaken! No, the clanging of a locomotive bell was plainly audible.

The train was in.